high clearances n slopp

[seeker1056]

Well we been chasin a serious noise around the bellhousing area for a couple months now

thought it was the trans, and or the convertor

new pieces in place and noise was worse.

Come to find out the for/aft crankshaft play is 3/16" or thereabouts - letting the flywheel hit the starter gear when under load

What amazes me is that this thing hasnt blown up yet given how hard I been drivin it - all truck - pulling

400,000 and still able to smoke tires at will lol

So whats involved with a bearing change - can they be done kinda in chassis? or am I into a complete teardown n rebuild?

or shall i drive it n try to git the summer pullin season outa it? only got about five hooks

[KTA]

An auto tranny shouldn't push on the thrust too hard. I would keep pullin it till the end of the season. I don't think you would hurt it anymore in 5 more hooks. I don't know how easy you can get the pan off the truck in your application, but if you can get it off easy enough rolling some bearings in it would be some cheap insurance.

[seeker1056]

nah - pan would require a lot of work I think and I like your answer KTA

So I gonna run er like I stole it till either the seasons over, or it blows